JOB SUMMARYThe role of Contracts Manager is pivotal to our clients continued growth and success. Their broadareas of responsibility include management and administration of works, ensuring a satisfied client,professional growth, overseeing performance management within their team, procurement,scheduling, and delivery – ultimately completing contracts on programme deadline and in line withthe company’s high-quality standards. Alongside strong technical ability and knowledge, clearcommunication is fundamental to the role, not only within their own team but also interdepartmentalon different levels, with key supply chain partners and with clients/contractors.Reports to: Operations ManagerDivisional DirectorContracts DirectorLine Management of: Contracts SupervisorsDocument ControllersProject SHEQ CoordinatorMAIN DUTIES Programme: Developing programmes, using the correct sequence of works in line with thebuild items, understanding the need, keeping them up to date, developing commissioningprogrammes. Construction Information: Engages with design / BIM teams to ensure constructioninformation is ready before works commence on site. Construction and co-ordination of M&Eworking drawings, C Sheets and Reflective Ceiling Plans (RCP’s) as well as current drawingregisters and equipment schedules. Procurement: Developing procurement schedules in line with the programme. Realisingthe value of each package and meeting / exceeding the B/buy target. Making sure thatorders are placed on time to meet delivery. Contract Control: Understanding the type of contract, complying, and using the contractto our benefit while using the contract flow charts. Measuring progress vs programme,issuing early warnings, delay notices and Extension of Time (EOT) on time. Health & Safety: Keeping Health and Safety as a number one priority. Challenging anyunsafe actions on site and highlighting any main contractor issues with the Project Manageror Operational Manager. Ensuring the correct usage of the appropriate plant & tools. Labour Management: Planning of labour, either own or sub-contract. Forecastingthe labour required to carry the job out on time and within budget. Ensuring that if it’ssubcontractor labour that they can labour the job properly. Using labour trackers to keepa tab on what labour is being used.CONTRACTS MANAGER2 Reporting: Preparing and issuing reports in a timely manner whether it is monthly reports,main contractor reports, programme vs progress reports or photographic reports. Commercial Acumen: Understanding the estimate – maintaining an accurate Betterbuyand live cashflow predictions. Realising what is a variation and ensuring the most profitablevalue. Preparing timely valuations and maximizing claims while investigating possible valueengineering. Demonstrating ownership of project finances including managing subcontractor’sinvoices. Leadership: Demonstrate ownership of the entire project by pulling out all the stops toensure that deadlines are met, remembering that delegating tasks and deploy resourcesmay be required. Contracts Managers need to develop and encourage all their teammembers to try and get the best out of them. People Management: Implementing HR policies (i.e. Absence management / Disciplinaryprocedures), carry out performance reviews and identifying training needs. Encouragingcommunication/ employee engagement and maintaining positive working relationships. Quality: Embrace and implement our quality system, working closely alongside our QualityManager to drive quality right through from programming, procurement, Health andSafety, documentation, installations, and commissioning to O&M’s. Innovation: Identify opportunities and threats to current and proposed systems whileseeking for solutions to the problems and recognising need for change. Contracts Managersneed to embrace new technologies and business developments, especially if they willprovide better results for the project and the company. Business Development & Branding: Liaison with Comms team to provide updates on projectsfor external and internal publication, engagement in company events and assistance inbuilding our client’s brand as required. Actively contributing to businessdevelopment through bringing forward leads and maintaining good relationships with MainContracts, Consultants and Key supply chain members